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Commonwealth Of Independent States Cup 2012
2012 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the 20th annual Commonwealth of Independent States Cup since its establishment in 1993. It was hosted in Saint Petersburg, Russia between 19 and 29 January 2012. Saint Petersburg hosted the event for the third time, with all matches being held in a single venue (Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex). For this edition of the tournament the format of the competition was changed. All participating nations were represented by their youth (U20/U21) national teams, rather than by champions of domestic leagues. Format *Group stage Twelve teams were divided into three groups of four. The top two of each group qualified automatically for a play-off along with the two best third placed teams. The other third placed team along with the three bottom participants out of each group proceed to the group which would place its members between the 9th through the 12th places. *Playoffs The winners of the quarter finals advanced further into se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardar Azmoun
Sardar Azmoun ( fa, سردار آزمون (Sardâr Âzmôn); born 1 January 1995) is an Iranian professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Bundesliga club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen and the Iran national football team, Iran national team. Azmoun made his debut for the Iran national football team, Iran national team in 2014 aged 19. He has been a regular with ''Team Melli'' playing in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cup as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Azmoun is the second-List of most expensive transfers of Iranian football, most expensive Iranian player of all-time. He is the youngest Iranian to score in a UEFA Champions League game. Club career Early years According to Sardar, he was first introduced to the sport when he started to kick balls on a family trip in Turkmenistan when he was 9. He began his career at Oghab Gonbad of Gonbad-e Kavus. He also played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
